Bremer Mayor calls for massive increase for German ports

For the financing of the German seaports, Bremen's mayor Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD) called for the future black and red coalition to increase the federal funding from currently 38 million to more than half a billion euros. "Given the increasing importance of the ports for the defence capacity of our country, an appropriate amount would have to be higher than lower today," Bovenschulte told the editorial network Germany (RND). This is also the ba…

The German seaports handled more goods last year than in 2023. According to the Federal Statistical Office, a total of 274 million tonnes was recorded in 2024 – an increase of 2.3 percent. While Hamburg maintained its unchallenged leading position with 97 million tonnes of handled goods, it recorded a decline of 2.6 percent compared to the previous year. Compared to the four largest German seaports, the sites in Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven hav…